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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Offers An Uneasy World No Reassurance In Word Salad Oval Office Remarks — WASHINGTON ― With a world economy on edge since he declared a trade war with the rest of the planet last week, President Donald Trump offered no reassuring words Monday and instead provided yet more evidence …
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Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Daily Kos, Politico, CBS News and Washington Times
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump has no idea what he has unleashed — There is no school of foreign policy realism or trade mercantilism that could explain the US president's actions — We should trust in Donald Trump's instincts, says Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Raw Story, The Nation, New York Post and ABC News
Bloomberg:
Republican Senator Asks Who Is to Blame If Tariffs Don't Pan Out
Republican Senator Asks Who Is to Blame If Tariffs Don't Pan Out
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National Review, New York Times, Washington Post, The Hill, The Federalist, The Daily Wire, New York Post, PBS NewsHour, Raw Story, Washington Times, NOTUS, Politico, Deseret News and CBS News
Elisabeth Buchwald / CNN:
Tariffs on China set to rise to at least 104% on Wednesday, White House says
Tariffs on China set to rise to at least 104% on Wednesday, White House says
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Politico:
‘The opposite of what Americans voted for’: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash
‘The opposite of what Americans voted for’: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash
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The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, NOTUS, Raw Story and Washington Post
Stan Choe / Associated Press:
US stocks drop after another stunning day of reversals as uncertainty reigns about Trump's tariffs
US stocks drop after another stunning day of reversals as uncertainty reigns about Trump's tariffs
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Associated Press, NPR and The Daily Wire
Jesse Eisinger / ProPublica:
No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn't A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.
No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn't A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.
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KRDO and ShrinkRants
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: A dozen House Republicans mull defying Trump on tariff bill
Scoop: A dozen House Republicans mull defying Trump on tariff bill
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Durango Herald, Fox News, Wausau, NOTUS, Baltimore Sun and Politico
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Senator Says Americans 'Don't Care' If Trump Golfs Through His Tariff Crisis
MAGA Senator Says Americans 'Don't Care' If Trump Golfs Through His Tariff Crisis
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Raw Story, Mediaite and Mock Paper Scissors
CNBC:
Dow tumbles more than 300 points Tuesday as tariff-induced sell-off resumes: Live updates
Dow tumbles more than 300 points Tuesday as tariff-induced sell-off resumes: Live updates
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Blaze Media, TechCrunch, Forbes, The Verge, UPI and USA Today
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Donald Trump Increases Tariffs to 104% on China
Donald Trump Increases Tariffs to 104% on China
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CNBC, USA Today, Fox Business, CBS News, Canadian Press, Bloomberg, Scripps News, The Daily Wire, NPR, HuffPost, Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Musk calls Navarro “moron” as trade spat intensifies — Elon Musk escalated his war of words with Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday, calling him “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks” over comments about Musk's businesses. — Why it matters: The gloves are off …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Musk Calls Navarro a ‘Moron’ in Escalating Tariff Fight — The feud between two of President Trump's top advisers is playing out as the administration's new tariffs have caused huge losses across global financial markets. — Elon Musk slammed President Trump's top trade adviser as …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Elon Musk calls Trump's top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, a ‘moron’ and ‘dumber than a sack of bricks’
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Navarro: ‘I guarantee no recession, OK?’
Navarro: ‘I guarantee no recession, OK?’
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Washington Examiner, Daily Mail and New York Post
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants' Tax Information With ICE — The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service's efforts to gain the trust of migrants and encourage them to file their taxes. — The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to help homeland security officials find immigrants …
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The Hill, New Republic, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Guardian and Mediaite
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Internal Revenue Service agrees to send immigrant tax data to ICE for enforcement
Internal Revenue Service agrees to send immigrant tax data to ICE for enforcement
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Politico, Axios, Fox News, The Mahablog, Townhall, The Post Millennial, KRDO, The Gateway Pundit, Plain Dealer and Blaze Media
Ali Bianco / Politico:
DHS revokes parole for hundreds of thousands who entered via the CBP One app — The move could leave over 900,000 immigrants vulnerable to deportation — unless they self-deport, DHS said. — The Trump administration is revoking parole status for immigrants who entered the U.S. via …
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Reuters:
Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order — The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.
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HotAir, Bloomberg, Fox News, Scripps News, Breitbart, Daily Mail, The Post Millennial, The Guardian, RedState, The Independent, Blaze Media, The Gateway Pundit and WFLA
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Live updates: Trump's approval hits new low after “Liberation Day” tariffs — His average economic approval also hits a new low (-13), and his tariffs are underwater by 30 points … As of midday April 8, 2025, two pollsters have published new polls of Trump's approval rating …
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New Jersey Online, Forbes, Reuters and Washington Examiner
Pew Research Center:
Americans Give Early Trump Foreign Policy Actions Mixed or Negative Reviews — More Americans see the president favoring Russia too much than striking the right balance — Table of Contents Table of Contents — More Americans see the president favoring Russia too much than striking the right balance
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
More Americans say Trump is favoring Russia too much in new poll
More Americans say Trump is favoring Russia too much in new poll
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USA Today and The Gateway Pundit
Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say — Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agency's communications …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation — In a series of narrow rulings, the justices have seemed to take pains to avoid a showdown with a president who has challenged the judiciary's legitimacy. — 6 MIN READ — Justices Give Trump a Tentative Win in Push to Fire 16,000 Federal Workers
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Raw Story, The Daily Signal and ABC News
NBC News:
FBI creates multiagent bodyguard team to protect Dan Bongino — The former pro-Trump podcaster is the first deputy director to have a security detail. Full-time protection could require up to 20 agents, former officials said. — The FBI has issued a call for agents to voluntarily serve …
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New York Post
Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press:
US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere — Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June. Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DOGE to Shutter DOJ Tax Division … I didn't know this until this morning. And I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more press attention. We know that DOGE is in the process of gutting the IRS. According to internal IRS estimates reviewed by The Washington Post this internal sabotage …
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American Greatness
Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
Trump Is Trying to Deport Students Who Show Up in a ‘Criminal Records Check.’ But Many Have Never Been Convicted — What began with Mahmoud Khalil has now expanded into widespread immigration status revocations with no explanation and little apparent recourse.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Mother Jones, New York Times, Bloomberg and Associated Press
Paul Krugman:
Attack of the Quack-Industrial Complex — By now it's obvious to anyone willing to see — which many people still aren't — that Donald Trump is, in practice, waging war against American greatness. And the attack is taking place on multiple fronts. — For the past few days everyone …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Post
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Keystone pipeline shut down after rupture — The Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after a rupture in North Dakota halted the flow from Canada to U.S. refineries. — South Bow, which manages the pipeline, said the pipeline was shut down after a pressure drop was detected …
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, CBS News, UPI, WAGA-TV and Los Angeles Times
Justin Glawe / Rolling Stone:
Trump and DOGE Are ‘Trying to Get Around’ Privacy Laws to Gather Your Personal Info — DOGE and Trump want access to everyone's personal data, despite longstanding privacy laws meant to ensure the president can't “create an enemies list” … The data includes information like addresses …
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Ars Technica, Associated Press, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family — Dearborn attorney Amir Makled was detained and questioned at Detroit Metro Airport about his clients and asked to surrender his cellphone. — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated …
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Reason, New Republic, Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Suspect in Trump's second alleged assassination attempt asks judge to suppress eyewitness — Ryan Routh, the suspect in the second alleged assassination attempt against President Trump, has formally asked a judge to suppress statements from the eyewitness who identified him to police …
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Daily Mail, The Guardian, Baltimore Sun, The Daily Wire, IJR, Fox News and Washington Examiner
VOA an essential service:
VOA an essential service — President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to dismantle several U.S.-funded media outlets. Among those is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and most prominently, Voice of America, an international broadcasting service, which provides content to more than 361 million people around the world.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Senate Democrats demand return of wrongfully deported Maryland man — Senate Democrats demanded the return of a wrongfully deported Maryland man in a Tuesday letter. — “We write to express our concerns regarding the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador …
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Faces New Deportation Challenge After Supreme Court Order — President Donald Trump is facing a new challenge to his use of a wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, less than a day after the US Supreme Court sided with the administration in an earlier fight.
Associated Press:
Trump administration says it cut funding to some life-saving UN food programs by mistake — The State Department said Tuesday that it had rolled back an undisclosed number of sweeping funding cuts to U.N. World Food Program emergency projects in 14 impoverished countries …
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Reuters
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jeffries challenges Johnson to “one-on-one” House floor debate — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday challenged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to a “one-on-one debate” on the House floor about Republicans' budget resolution. — Why it matters: It could happen …
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The Hill

